Cheesy Eggplant Sticks

Here are the ingredients you need for this recipe

• 4 slices toasted bread
• 1 egg
• 1 large eggplant
• High-protein cheese
• Himalayan pink salt
• Black pepper (optional)

Method

1. 1Wash the eggplant and cut it into sticks.
2. 2Season with salt and pepper and let them rest for 15 minutes.
3. 3After 15 minutes, preheat the oven to 180ºC.
4. 4Crush the toasted bread until finely ground into crumbs.
5. 5Finely chop or grate the protein cheese.
6. 6Mix the breadcrumbs with the cheese on a shallow plate.
7. 7In another shallow dish, beat the egg.
8. 8Line an oven rack or baking sheet with parchment paper.
9. 9Dip each eggplant stick into the beaten egg, coat thoroughly in the bread and cheese mixture, and place onto the paper.
10. 10Bake at 180ºC for 10-15 minutes.
11. 11All done! Our cheesy eggplant sticks are ready to enjoy.

Extras

1. 1Instead of toasted bread, you can use whole oat bran, rolled oats, whole wheat bread, or whatever you have on hand—I just used what I had at home.
2. 2You can also make this exact recipe without the cheese.
3. 3You can follow this same method using zucchini or other vegetables.